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Introduction to IIS Certificates

Describes encryption keys, how they are bound to a Subject name in a certificate, tools to deal with certificates and Certificate authorities

Beginner
44m
(339)

Created by Paul Lemmers

Last Updated Aug 16, 2019

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Introduction to IIS Certificates

Describes encryption keys, how they are bound to a Subject name in a certificate, tools to deal with certificates and Certificate authorities

Beginner
44m
(339)

Created by Paul Lemmers

Last Updated Aug 16, 2019

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Developers have to deal with certificates quite often. The are used by WEB servers and Web browsers, used to sign documents etc. This course introduces the practical aspects of public key cryptography. It shows the layout of certificates, the tools to manipulate them, how to obtain them, do key maintenance. Briefly touches on self signed certificates. Describes CA hierarchies and shows the Chain Building process. References to further literature.

Introduction to IIS Certificates
Beginner
44m
(339)
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Paul Lemmers - Pluralsight course - Introduction to IIS Certificates
Paul Lemmers
3 courses 3.0 author rating 488 ratings

Paul is an independent consultant and originally focused on technical software (robotics), then moved into (lower layers) network programming. Currently he sails the much murkier waters of Identity Management and Identity Federation, that way combining the interest in both programming and network infrastructure.

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